Rotary dump-wagon.



PATENTED SEPT. 13, 1904.

P. H. TUXILL.

ROTARY DUMP WAGON.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNI'. 6, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

PATENTBD SEPT. 13, 1904.

P. Hf TUXLL.

ROTARY DUMP WAGON.

APPLICATION FILED JUNI: 6 1904 NO MODEL.

of the drivers foot.

UNITED. STATES D l Patented September 13, 1904.

FRANK H. TUXILL, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

ROTARY DUMP-WAGON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,782, dated September 13, 1904.

i Application 'iled June 6, 1904. Serial No. 211,264. (No model.)

To all whom it Wawy concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. TUXILL, a citizen of the United States, whose residence and post-ofhce address is 209 South Division street, Auburn, county of Albany, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rotary Dump Wagons, fully described and representedin the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The presentinvention relates to certain improvements 'in the means for rotating the tank upon a dump-wagon by gearing which is arranged within the reach of the driver while sitting at the front end of the wagonbody.

An internal ring gear is attached to the front end of the tank around the front trunnien, and a pinion is meshed with the teeth of this gear and provided with a forwardlyextending shaft. A transverse shaft is geared to the same and provided upon the end with a hand-wheel which stands at the side of the driver-s seat, so that it can be turned without shifting his position. A brake-band is applied to the exterior of the ring gear and.

a treadle extended from the same within reach A ratchet is provided to lock the treadle in different positions, so that the tank can be held from turning when set in position for loading.

The invention includes various details of construction for conveniently supporting the gearing and brake-treadle and sustaining the seat above the transverse shaft.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the dump-wagon. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same. Fig. 3 shows the front end of the tank with the top broken away Vfor want of room and the gearing which is contiguous thereto. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the metal frame, the drivers seat, and the gearing directly beneath the same. Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofthe bed-plate for the gearing. Fig. 6 is a transverse section of the ring gear and trunnion. Fig. 7 shows the outer side, and Fig. 8 the inner side, of the adjustable connection for the brake-band.

A A' designate the frame for the wagon. B B' are bed-pieces extended across the same and secured thereto by elbow-pieces and provided with bearings C for the trunnions D, which are secured upon the ends of the rotatable tank E, which is shown open at the top. An axle F is attached to the rear part of the frame to carry the rear wheels F', and the frame is formed at the front with an extension or loop A', to the under side of which holsters or crossbars G are secured to carry the fifth-wheel H, upon which the front axle I is mounted in the usual manner to carry the front wheels I. An internal ring gear J is attached to the front plate of the tank concentric with the trunnion D, which is secured in a hub D', attached, with the ring gear J to a plate J', which is attached to the head of the tank by rivets K, as shown in Fig. 3. The rim of the ring gear is formed with a groove and a brake-band L fitted thereto. The front trunnion-bearing C is formed with a cap C', attached to a plate o, which is shaped to provide longitudinal bearings d and transverse bearings d' for the gearingshafts.

Table-irons M are extended from the front bod-piece B to one of the bolsters Gr, and the front of the plate is widened to rest upon such table-irons. A longitudinal pinion-shaft N is journaled in the bearings OZ of the bed-plate and provided with a pinion e, meshed to the internal teeth of the ring gear. The'hub D' within the ring gear is proportioned to barely clear the teeth of the pinion, and thus prevent any strain from crowding the teeth of the pinion out of mesh with the ring gear. A transverse shaft 0 is fitted to the bearings d' upon the bed-plate and is connected with the shaft N by bevel-gears f. A hand-wheel g is fixed to the outer end of the transverse shaft. Seat-springs /t are affixed to the rear ends of the table-irons and extend upwardly and forwardly over the transverse shaft and gears f, and a seat c' is fixed thereon in such position that the hand-wheel g is at theright hand of the driver when sitting upon the seat, so that he can rotate the wagon-body to dump the same without changing his position. One end of the brake-band, as shown in Fig. 3, is fixed vto a lug j', which is carried by a lugupon the bed-plate c, as shown in Fig. 5, and the 100 other end of the brake-band is jointed to a tread-lever m,.which is journaled near the ring gear upon a lug n on one of the tableirons. The front half of each table-iron slopes downward from the front end of the bedplate c to the nearer bolster Gr, and a rackplate p is bolted to such table-iron and provided with a guide-bar p'. The tread-lever m is extended forwardly between the guidebar and the teeth of the rack-plate and is provided with a foot-piece s at its front end. The tread-lever has a dog q, (see Fig. 5,) which can be engaged with or detached from the teeth of the rack-plate by the movement of the driversfoot upon the foot-plate s. When the tank is turned into its operative position, (shown in Fig. 1,) the brake-band can be clamped upon the periphery of the ring gear by depressing the tread-lever and engaging the dog q with the rack-teeth. To render the brake-band adjustable and to compensate for wear, the lfixed stud j, Figs. 3 and 5, is provided with a pivoted casting o", having upon its inner side a groove with scalloped or notched edges,-as shown in Fig. 8, and the end of the brake-band L is formed with corresponding notched edges, so as to beheld firmly when locked or engaged therewith. The casting r is formed with a slot r', having a bolt t fitted thereto, which bolt is extended through a hole t in the end of the brake-band and is thus adapted to clamp the same by adjustment in the slot r in various adjustments of the brake-band to the casting. As the lever moves in a plane at right angles to the plane of the brake-band, the rear end of the lever is jointed to the band by a joint-piecev u, having slots c and c at right angles to one another. rlhe lever is pivoted in the upper slot 'u and the end of the brake-band in the lower slot c, so that both lever and brakeband are jointed to move freely in different planes.

The relation of the drivers seat to the hand- Wheel g is clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the seat and the seat-springs L being omitted from Fig. l to avoid obscuring the gearing; but the drawings show clearly the arrangement of the hand-wheel g and the tread-lever Within reach of the driver without changing his position, so that the brake can be released, the tank dumped and then restored again to its normal position, (shown in Figs. l and 2,) and the brake locked upon vthe ring gear to hold the tank securely in its normal position while it is refilled.

The frame AA/ is formed of channel-iron, as `appears by the dotted outlines of Fig. 4, and the bed-pieces B B may be made of wood or iron, as preferred, to support the bearings for the tank-trunnions. The construction for the frame is thus very cheap and simple.

1n practice the bearings would be bushed with hardened steel and rolls inserted in the bearing around the trunnions to diminish the friction; but such bearings are already well known and are not, therefore, represented in the drawings.. l

My dump-wagon aords great convenience of operation over those in which the gearing is otherwise arranged, as the tank can be rotated with so much greater convenience.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention, what is claimed herein is- 1. A rotary dump-wagon having a main frame with suitable running-gear, a tank journaled thereon at opposite ends, an internal ring gear upon the forward end of the tank around the journal, a pinion fitted Within such gear with shaft extended forwardly therefrom, a drivers seat arranged above the said shaft, and a hand-Wheel at one side of the drivers seat with connection therefrom to the said pinion-shaft.

2. ln a rotary dump-Wagon, the combination, with a tank journaled thereon at opposite ends, of an internal ring gear upon one end-of the tank around the journal, a pini-on fitted within such gear with shaft extended forwardly therefrom, a hub around the journal contiguous to the periphery of the pinion to hold the pinionin place, a drivers seat arranged above the pinion-shaft and a handwheel at one side of the driver-s seat with 'connection therefrom to the said pinion-shaft.

8. In a rotary dump-wagon, the combination, with a tank journaled thereon at opposite ends, of an internal ringgear upon one end of the tank with a brake-band fitted to its outer side, a pinion lfitted Within such gear with shaft extended forwardly therefrom, and

means for rotating the shaft and for tighten' ing the brake-band at pleasure.

4L. A rotary dump-Wagon having a main frame with suitable running-gear, a tank journaled thereon at opposite ends, a ring supported upon the front end of the tank with teeth upon the inside, and brake-band fitted to the outer side, a drivers seat adjacent to such ring gear, a pinion fitted within such gear, a hand-wheel at one side of the drivers seat with connection therefrom to the said pinion, and a treadle Within reach'of thedriver for actuating the brake-band.

' A rotary dump-wagon having the metal frame A, A', the Wooden bed-pieces B extended across the same near the ends,bearings upon such bed-pieces, a metal tank having trunnions journaled in thel said bearings, an'in-ternal ring gear upon the forward end of the tank around the trunnion, a pinion meshing with said ring gear, a seat supported upon the forward end ofthe frame, and means adjacent to the seat for operating said ring `gear to rotate the tank.

6. A rotary dump-wagon having the metal frame A, A', the wooden bed-pieces B extended across the same near the ends, bearings upon such bed-pieces, a metal tank having trunnions journaled in the said bearings, an inter IOO nal ring gear upon the forwardend of the `tank around the trunnion, a pinion meshing with said ring gear with shaft extended forwardly therefrom, a seat supported over the said shaft, a cross-shaft journaled beneath the seat with gearing connected to the pinionshaft, and its outer end extended beyond the side of the seat, with a hand-wheel thereon for turning the pinion-shaft.

7 A rotary dump-wagon having the metal frame A, A', the wooden bed-pieces B extended across the same near the ends,bearings upon such bed-pieces, a metal tank having trunnions journaled in the said bearings, an internal ring gear upon the forward end of the tank around the trunnion, a pinion meshing with said ring gear with shaft extended forwardly therefrom, a cross-shaft geared to the pinion-shaft and provided with hand-wheel upon its outer end, a metal plate bolted to the frame and provided with bearings for the pinion-shaft and cross-shaft, and a seat sustained above the cross-shaft, substantially as herein set forth.

8. A rotary dump-wagon having a tank E and the metal frame A encircling the same, with loop A extended forwardly therefrom, and bolsters G beneath such loop with the fifthwheel secured thereon, the wooden bed-pieces B extended across the frame, bearings upon such bed-pieces, trunnions upon the tank journaled in the said bearings, an internal ring gear 0 upon the forward end of the tank around the trunnion, table-irons extended from the front bed-piece to thebolster, a

metal plate secured thereto with the bearings l Z and d' for longitudinal and transverse shafts thereon, a pinion-shaft in the longitudinal bearings with pinion meshed in the ring gear, and a hand-wheel shaft in the transverse bearings connected by bevel-wheels with the pinion-shaft, and having a hand-wheel upon its outer end.

9. A rotary dump-wagon having a tank E and the metal frame A encircling the same, with loop A extended forwardly therefrom, and bolsters G beneath such loop with the fifthwheel secured thereon, the wooden bed-pieces B extended across the frame, bearings upon such bed-pieces, trunnions upon the tank journaled in the said bearings, an internal ring gear upon the forward end of the tank around the trunnion, table-irons extended from the front bed-piece to the bolster, a metal bedplate secured thereto with the bearings (l and d for longitudinal and transverse shafts thereon, a pinion-shaft in the longitudinal bearings with pinion meshed in the ring gear, a handshaft in the transverse bearings connected by bevel-wheels with the pinion-shaft and having' hand-wheel upon its outer end, springs attached to the table-irons near the bed-pieceand extended forwardly and upwardly .over the transverse shaft, and a seat attached to the springs, as and for the purpose set forth.

l0. A rotary dump-wagon havinga tank E and the metal'frame A encircling the same, with loop A extended forwardly therefrom, 'and bolsters G beneathl such loop with the fifth-wheel secured thereon, the wooden bedpieces B extended across the frame, bearings upon such bed-pieces, trunnions upon the tank journaled in the said bearings, an internal ring gear upon the forward end of the tank around the trunnion, table-irons extended from the front bed-piece to the bolster, a metal plate secured thereto with the bearings Z and d for longitudinal and transverse shafts thereon, a pinion-shaft in the longitudinal bearings with pinion meshed in the ring gear, a handwheel shaft in the transverse bearings connected by bevel-wheels with the pinion-shaft and having hand-wheel upon the outer end, springs attached to the table-irons near the bed-piece and extended forwardly and upwardly over the transverse shaft, and a seat attached to the springs, a brake-band upon the periphery of the ring gearv with fulcrum upon the shaft-supporting plate, a tread-lever journaled near the rear end of the table-iron, and jointed to the free end ofthe brake-band, and a ratchet near the forward end of the table-iron with tooth upon the tread-lever to engage the same.

11. A rotary dump-wagon having a tank with metal frame encircling the same, with loop Al extended forwardly therefrom, trunnions on the tank and bearings on the frame for the same, an internal ring gear upon the forward" end of the tank around the trunnion, a shaft and gearing for turning the ring gear, a metal bed-plate sustained over the loop of the metal frame, a brake-band fitted to the exteriorof the ring gear, a lug upon the bedplate, and a pin j connecting one end of the band to said lug,a tread-lever fulcrumed near the said ring gear and operatively connected to the brake-band at its rear end, and at its forward end bent at right angles and provided with an upturned lug supporting the operators foot, and a guide having a ratchet upon one side sustained upon the metal bedplate with the tread-lever fitted loosely to such guide, and having a tooth to engage the ratchet at pleasure.

l2. A rotary dump-wagon having a frame with tank journaled by trunnions thereon, an internal ring gear upon the forward end of the tank around the trunnion, a seat for the driver adjacent to the ring gear, a pinion meshing with the ring gear, and gearing within reach of the driver for actuating such pinion, a brake-band fitted to the exterior of the ring gear with a brake-lever for operating the same, the stud j' fixed adjacent to the ring gear, the casting r pivoted thereon and having the slot r/ and the groove formed with notched edges, the end of the brake-band correspondingly notched upon the edges to fit the same, and the bolt t extended through the slot and brake-band to clamp the same when adjusted.

13. A dump-Wagon having a frame With tank journaled thereon and the internal ring gear upon the tank with gearing for rotating the same, a seat upon the frame adjacent to such gearing, a brake-band tted to the exterior of the ring gear, a pin j fixed adjacent to the ring gear with one end of the brake-band pivoted thereon, a tread-lever extended for- Wardly at right angles to the plane of the ring gear for actuating the brake-band, and

the joint-piece u formed with the slots '/U and o at right angles to one another pivoted respectively to the lever and the free end of the I5 FRANK H. TUXILL.

Witnesses:

ESTELLE D. TUXILL, ETHEL A. TUXILL. 

